"目高" meaning in Japanese

See 目高 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [me̞da̠ka̠] Forms: 目高 [canonical] (ruby: (), (だか)), 目高 [canonical] (ruby: 目高(メダカ)), medaka [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 目(め) (me, “eye”) + 高(たか) (taka, “high”), in reference to its appearance. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|目|め|高|たか|t1=eye|t2=high}} 目(め) (me, “eye”) + 高(たか) (taka, “high”), {{sortkey|ja|目高}} めたか', {{rendaku2|ta|da}} The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|めだか|メダカ}} 目(め)高(だか) or 目高(メダカ) • (medaka)
  1. medaka, Japanese ricefish, Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes, a small freshwater fish Wikipedia link: ja:メダカ Synonyms: 浮巣
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